Jiggy

Tobias was born from a group plot with my sister and a friend of ours. All three of us are very into the Metal Gear series, so we toyed around with using characters from the series as bases and having similar dynamics. Toby came out kinda strange, a mashing of Big Boss and Ocelot. (Specifically from MGS3) I also really wanted to be a Dragoon, because between Kaine and FF Tactics I couldn't not. Everything really just fell into place from there, as it fit in well with the other two's histories. From there the character has really grown, as they do. But it's always funny to look at a character that inspired you and comparing them with your creation. Especially when they're as big of fails as young Ocelot. (Though this is also a little terrifying seeing as how psycho both Big Boss and Ocelot become over the course of the series. Makes me worry for poor Toby. 3)

I never thought of doing something like this. It's a pretty fun idea. "He that studies revenge keepeth his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well." -John Milton "Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own." -Sydney J. Harris "Men are what their mothers made them." -Ralph Waldo Emerson "That boy ain't right." -Hank Hill

The way I see it, there's more than 9 styles of fighting under the sun. If the current jobs don't fit your character, they could always do something else. Just because a character uses a sword and shield doesn't automatically make them a Paladin, you know? I mean it would be a good idea to get the job for Duty Finder and stuff if you want to run higher level dungeons. But you could always unequip the soul gem (or whatever it's called) when you're IC. If you want to do the raised by pirate bits, which is always awesome, you could always just have a knife and unequip your shield to RP her as a knife fighter.

D is for Doom! You now have three posts to live.

That's pretty awesome. A good simple way to introduce the game to people too. Not to mention the music. Bookmarked for sure.

E is for Emerald Weapon!

I really like the idea of a group that doesn't have one shared goal. They aren't all trying to save the world, but there would still be those wide eyed soldiers who think they can. It'd be really interesting to hear the different goals of all the different members. And about this whole 'would they work for the Garlean Empire' deal, I don't think they would. Working for the Garleans would not only turn everyone around them against them, but burn bridges with many of the smaller local communities that employ them.

That clarification actually cleared things up quite a bit. I like this idea. It'd be easy for them to interact with other FCs too. Is it just for neutral alignment characters or is there more variety?

I love this idea. Even better, my character will be a seeker as well. Though he wouldn't be able to be part of the tribe do to his backstory, he is very much in touch with his tribal roots. If they were to allow it he would likely spend extended amounts of time with them. While pulling his own weight, of course.

Thank you all very much. From what I can see this community is just as friendly as yall say it is. Going to have to meet up with some folks in game before this beta phase ends. Now if you'll excuse me, I have some lore to consume.

I've always been real bad at these introduction posts, so I'm just going to type until my brain tells me to shut up. I am a giddy roleplayer that likes to be called Jiggy for some reason. I was originally going to make a Sea Wolf battle poet named Swarstrym. However after some thinking and a bit of inspiration from my dearest sister, whom you may know as Gercho, I have now settled on a Miqo'te storyteller/poet. MMOs with strong lore have quickly become my favorite environment for roleplay, though I often seem to struggle getting myself involved in the community. So here's hoping this will be different! I've poked around the forums and wiki and already see a lot of good stuff and am really looking forward to aforementioned good stuff. :cactuar: I just saw the smiles and had to toss this in there.